THIS COLLECTION IS GORGIOUS! A PHILATELIC TRIBUTE TO THE 1988 OLYMPIC GAMES. FIRST THE REVIVAL OF THE OLYMPICS IN THE LATE 1800'S MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS. BARON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN, THE FATHER OF THE MODERN GAMES, EXPRESSED IT BEST. SPEAKING BEFORE THE UNION DES SPORTS ATHELIQUES IN PARIS IN 1892, HE URGED, "LET US EXPORT OUR OARSMAN, OUR RUNNERS, OUR FENCERS, INTO OTHER LANDS. THAT IS THE TRUE FREE TRADE OF THE FUTURE: AND THE DAY IT IS INTRODUCED IN EUROPE THE CAUSE OF PEACE WILL HAVE RECIEVED A NEW AND STRONG ALLY". THAT TODAY IS THE CENTRAL CORE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT. IN 1988 THE TORCH WAS CARRIED TO TWO NEW OLYMPIC SITES. FOR THE XV WINTER GAMES IN FEBRUARY, IT TRAVELED TO CALGARY, IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF ALBERTA. IN SEPTEMBER, IT WENT TO SEOUL SOUTH KOREA FOR THE XXIV SUMMER GAMES.
THE POSTAL COMMEMORATIVE SOCIETY IS PROUD TO COMMEMORATE THESE GAMES WITH STUNNIN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION.
THERE ARE 57 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN THIS COLLECTION. THEY SHOW ON EACH PAGE, THE COUNTRY, THE STAMPS, AND A PICTURE OF THE SPORT. EACH PAGE IS 10X13. THIS COLLECTION COME IN A THREE RING BINDER. THE BINDER IS ENGRAVED, A PHILATELIC TIBUTE TO THE 1988 OLYMIC GAMES, THE POSTAL COMMEMORATIVE SOCIETY.
SOME COUNTRIES INCLUDED ARE ROMANIA, RUSSIA, PARAGUAY, PALAU, LIECHTENSTEIN, BULGARIA, GERMANY, LIBERIA, CYPRUS, NEVIS, HUNGARY, GUINEA,CHAD, TURKEY,GAMBIA, GRENADA, UGANDA, PORTUGAL, NIGERIA, ARGENTINA, IRELAND, KOREA, CONGO, MONGOLIA, YUGOSLAVIA, AND MANY MORE. SOME GAMES INCLUDED ARE SPEED SKATING, SLALOM, SKEET SHOOTING, BOBSLED, KILOMETER WALK, JAVELIN, 400 METER SWIM, BASKETBALL, SHOT PUT, RINGS, VOLLEYBALL, 400M RELAY, FOIL, LONG JUMP,JUDO, AND MORE. EACH PAGE WILL GIVE YOU THE COUNTRY, THE HISTORY, THE TITLE, AND THE STAMPS. TTHIS IS TRUELY A GREAT COLLECTION. iT IS VERY HEAVY AS THE BINDER IS LARGE AND WEIGHS A LOT. BOTH THE STAMPS, COLLECTION, SND BINDER IN EX/MT CONDITION.
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